Covid-19: Vaccinations to begin today as sharp surge in hospitalizations reported

The Cabinet was briefed last night on the latest news on administering the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which begins today in four hospitals. Picture: Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP

The first vaccines will be administered in Ireland today amid warnings that the third wave of Covid-19 has already led to more hospitalisations than in the entirety of the second wave.

The National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) has reported a sharp surge in hospitalisations over the last two days, just as the vaccine rollout programme begins.